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simkuh to heat (a bow, perh. to make it more flexible)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5395 | revised Dec 03 2015
simkuh • V • to heat (a bow, perh. to make it more flexible)
Source: WB 1229, p.379
- a'ikrêen pamuxúskaamhar tóopsimkuh. a'ikreen warms up his bow. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 084]
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kári xás víri pamukunxúskaamhar víriva áak tá kunsímku ánam múuk then then so their.bows so in.the.fire PERF they.heated.bows medicine with.(by.means.of) Then they heated their bows by the fire, with medicine. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text